Object-oriented optimization approach using genetic algorithms for lattice towers

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-171

  Sivakumar, P ^a   Rajaraman, A ^b   Knight, G M Samuel ^c   Ramachandramurthy, D S ^a  

^a CSIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Computation; Optimization; Space truss; Steel structures; Towers

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; TOPOLOGY; TOWERS; TRUSSES;

LATTICE TOWERS; SPACE TRUSSES; STEEL LATTICE; STEEL STRUCTURE;

STEEL;

EID: 16444374017     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2004)18:2(162)     Document Type: Article

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